Milestones

- The Beginning In 1851Isaac Merritt Singer founds I.M. Singer & Company (Singer) and commences production of sewing machines in the United States.
- Instalment Payment Plan In 1856Singer created history by introducing one of the first consumer instalment payment plan.
- Commenced Operations In Sri Lanka In 1877Singer commenced operations in Sri Lanka as branch of Singer Sewing Machine Company, USA.
- Sale Of Home Appliances In 1957Singer introduces sale of home appliances to complement sewing machine sales in the Asian markets.
- Industries (Ceylon) PLC In 1963Singer Industries (Ceylon) PLC was incorporated for assembly of Sewing Machines and manufacture of Cabinet and Stands for Sewing Machines.
- Public Company In 1974Singer Sri Lanka was incorporated as a public company in Sri Lanka.
- Listed In Colombo Stock Exchange In 1981Singer Sri Lanka was listed in Colombo Stock Exchange.
- Refrigerator Manufacturing In 1988Singer commences refrigerator manufacturing in Sri Lanka at Regnis (Lanka) PLC.
- Sponsored Cricket In 1994Singer sponsored world series cricket.
- First Singer Mega In 1998First Singer Mega store opens in Sri Lanka.
- E-Commerce Website In 2001Singer Sri Lanka launched the E-Commerce website on April 10th. It was the first for a consumer durable company in Sri Lanka.
- Singer Finance In 2004Singer Finance was incorporated.
- Public Deposits In 2005Singer Finance commenced accepting public deposits.
- New Financial Services Products In 2008Singer launches new financial services products, including inward remittance, in-store bill payment and mobile phone reload services.
- ERP System In 2010Singer completed implementation of online real time ERP system.
- Regnis Appliances (Private) Limited In 2010Regnis Appliances (Private) Limited was incorporated to manufacture of Home Appliances.
- Singer Finance IPO In 2011Singer Finance IPO (100+ times over subscribed).
- Life Style Exhibition In 2011Life Style Exhibition , the largest consumer durable exhibition , was launched by Singer.
- Singer Digital Media In 2012Singer commences large scale sale of smart phones by creating a new channel – Singer Digital Media.
- Using Of R600a Gas In 2013Singer commenced manufacturing of refrigerators using environmentally friendly R600a gas through its subsidiary Regnis (Lanka) PLC . Regnis is among the first in South Asia to adopt this technology.
- 400th Retail Store In 2014Singer opens 400th retail store.
- Singer Finance VISA Credit Cards In 2015Singer Finance launched VISA credit cards. Singer Finance created history as the first non-banking financial institution in the country to launch an internationally accepted credit card.
- Group Restructure In 2016Singer conducts group restructure in Sri Lanka purchasing Regnis and Singer Industries from Singer Asia.
- Acquired By Hayleys PLC In 2017Singer (Sir Lanka) PLC was acquired by Hayleys PLC from Retails Holdings (Sri Lanka) BV.
- Changed The Financial Year In 2018Changed the Financial year of the Company to 31st March with the approval of the Registrar of Companies.
- Singer Head Office Relocation In 2019Singer Head Office and Registered Office was located to No. 112, Havelock Road, Colombo 5.
- Website Re-Launched In 2020Singer launched the new website offering an unmatched shopping experience and also launched Singer Care App to facilitate on-demand after sales services.
- Relaunch Of SINGER Brand In 2022Relaunch of SINGER brand proposition and visual identity.

A Singer Manufacturing Co. Advertising Card Made In Connection With The World Columbia Exhibition In 1893.